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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 8(c)(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (19), 14, 20, and 20a of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-307(c)(2) (3), (5), (7), (8), (19), 50-319, and 50-320 (2014 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), and D.C. Official Code § 47-2829 (b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2014 Repl. & 2015 Supp.), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt amendments to Chapter 4 (Taxicab Payment Service Providers) of Title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
This final rulemaking would amend the Chapter 4 requirement that each payment service provider (“PSP”) integrate with the D.C. Universal Taxicab App (“DC TaxiApp”), for which service and support are provided by the D.C. Taxicab Industry Co-op (“Co-op”). The amendment alters the division of expenses related to the integration of the DC TaxiApp and any PSP which is approved following the implementation date in 31 DCMR § 1612. The previous requirement was that the Co-op and each such PSP would share such expenses equally; the amendment would require the Co-op and each such PSP to bear its own expenses for integration.
The proposed rulemaking was adopted by the Commission on May 29, 2015 and published in the D.C. Register on October 2, 2015 at 62 DCR 013040. The Commission did not receive any comments during the comment period, which expired on November 1, 2015. The language was clarified to ensure that PSPs which receive new or renewed approval after the implementation date in § 1612 are on notice of the requirements of the costs and burdens associated with this regulation. No other changes were required and none have been made.
The Commission voted to adopt this rulemaking as final on November 18, 2015, and it will become effective upon publication in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 4, Taxicab Payment Service Providers, of Title 31 DCMR, TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE, is amended as follows:
Section 408, OPERATING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PSPs AND DDSs, is amended as follows:
Subsection 408.16 (a) (2) is amended to read as follows:
(2) For integration with each PSP which obtains operating authority after the implementation date in § 1612: the Co-op and the PSP shall bear its own expenses for integration.
